Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Blossomcrown (Anthocephala floriceps) - HBW 5, p. 607
French: Colibri à tête rose
German: Blaßstirnkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Florido
Taxonomy: Trochilus (——?) floriceps Gould, 1854, Sierra de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Systematic relationships uncertain; perhaps closely related to Microchera; sometimes alternatively considered close to Adelomyia, and possibly even congeneric. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- floriceps (Gould, 1854) - Santa Marta Mts (NE Colombia).
- berlepschi Salvin, 1893 - Magdalena Valley, on E slope of C Andes (C Colombia).
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on flowers Locality Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp floriceps)
Keith Blomerley 13 November 2012 26 weeks ago 15 sec 4 -
A male at a lek Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp floriceps)
Nick Athanas 7 December 2007 5 years ago 13 sec 4 -
male feeding at flowers Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp floriceps)
Martin Kennewell 19 May 2012 7 weeks ago 18 sec 2.7
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Feeding each 15 minutes
Locality Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp floriceps)
Niels Poul Dreyer 25 November 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
Male at bush with yellow flowers.
Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia
Miriam Bauman 2 years ago 2
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Song from a male at a dispersed lek. Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia
(ssp floriceps)
Nick Athanas 3 November 2007 3 years ago 3
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